The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 26, 2080
Full Moon
99.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:02 PM
8:10 AM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 15.4 days
- Distance
- 362,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1954
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Dec 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 179.96° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 4.95° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.81% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -21.8° / 352.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 26m / 28.26° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 95.80° / 4.96° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.15° / -5.55° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -3.06° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 1.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.